The Board is remanding the case to determine if the change in the Veteran's Means Test eligibility category from copay exempt to copay required for income year 2016 was proper. The missing documents need to be associated with the claims file before a decision can be made.
The deciding factor: The claim requires additional verification of the Veteran's 2016 income and expenses, which are necessary to determine his eligibility category.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19177776
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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